The boring things 

1. Told x some time ago that I'm looking for someone to do the boring things with me. Its easy to find people to do the fun and exciting things, but not many people are willing to do the boring, mundane, and dull things with you, to see the less-than-glamorous side of you, to be there for you not because they need to/ are obliged to but because they want to. In this very messed up situation of ours, I'm relieved that I can still count on you to do these small and uninteresting things with me.

2. Midterms. One down, two more to go. Studying for midterms is so draining.

3. Astronomy assignment. That stuff is really torturous for me because its so math and physic-y. But I find that listen to the jazz radio channel on Pandora and a cup of hot coffee/tea make it a lot more bearable.


The more interesting things

1. Esperanza/ Centennial break. Cant wait for the long weekend next week. Rice is celebrating its 100th so there's gonna be the Esperanza party (where girls ask boys out), and I'm so excited for that. Other plans include shopping trip, and sleepover at Pooja's place.

2. Field trip. My sociology class had a field trip last week to downtown Houston. It was an eye-opener because inequality is ten times more prevalent here, especially among the African American community, and it saddens me so much. The coming presidential election is gonna be so crucial and nail-biting.

3. Skype. As usual, skyping makes my life so much better. Seeing familiar faces, even if there are x miles away never fails to cheer me up. Skyped vanny on her birthday and just ended an hour of Skype chat with JY who's currently in Amsterdam.

4. Baking for Bakerites. We made banana bread and some chocolate chip and orange cookies yesterday and invited people to come down to the lounge/kitchen to hangout and eat. It was so much fun! We need to make that a more regular occurrence.